SBA meetings
Join an active community of veteran and novice beekeepers and listen to talks from a variety of experts.
Meetings are held at 7PM on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to the public.
Spring/Summer Location:
Steppingstone Farm Museum in Havre de Grace
461 Quaker Bottom Rd. Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Link to Farm Museum directions
Fall/Winter Location:
Harford County Agricultural Center, 3525 Conowingo Road, Suite 600, Street MD 21154
SBA monthly meeting July 10, 2024 7PM in person only at Harford County Agricultural Center
SBA members will discuss the pros and cons of various commercially available mite treatments. After the meeting, SBA members can put in their orders for mite treatments at discounted prices available through the club.
Upcoming Meetings:
Past Meetings (with links to notes, when available)
| January 12, 2022 | Amy Vu | Overview of The BeeMD, lab resources and current research |
| February 9, 2022 | Mark Dykes | The Bee Squad Recording: click here for the zoom recording |
| March 9, 2022 | SBA panel | Spring management techniques |
| April 13, 2022 | Steve Repasky, EAS. Master beekeeper | Swarm prevention with SBA local swarm prevention methods |
| May 11, 2022 | Cybil Preston, MD state bee inspector | Pests and diseases |
| June 8, 2022 | Show and tell | |
| September 14, 2022 | SBA panel | Fall management |
| October 12, 2022 | Bob Kloss | The latest information on Oxalic Acid from EPA labeling to the latest science experiment findings |
| November 9, 2022 | Mark Fiegl | Excellence in extracted honey |
| January 11, 2023 | Doug Shuman | World of Bees |
| February 8, 2023 | SBA | Honey exchange |
| March 8, 2023 | Dr. David Peck | Your bees in winter and preparing for spring |
| April 12, 2023 | SBA | Installing nucs and packages |
| May 10, 2023 | Cybil Preston | Queen issues and varroa mite management |
| June 14, 2023 | Clyde Strong, EAS representative | |
| July 12, 2023 | SBA | Mite monitoring and treatment |
| September 13, 2023 | SBA | Winter hive preparation, feeding, and mite treatment |
| October 11, 2023 | Daniel Smith | Sideline honey bee business and commercial pollination services |
| November 8, 2023 | Bill Hesbach | Thermoregulation and Ventilation "The Condensing Hive Concept" |
| January 10, 2024 | Selina Bruckner | Small hive beetle |
| February 14, 2024 | SBA | Honey tasting, exchange, and competition |
| March 13, 2024 | Jack Geraghty and Dona Bushong | Bee research at Delaware University, and long Langstroth hives |
| April 10, 2024 | Dennis Helmer | Queen breeding and queen health |
| May 8, 2024 | Cybil Preston | Varroa control |
| June 12, 2024 | Todd Cichonowicz | Local pollination |